Plane crashes in Pakistan with 99 on board, many feared dead

By Reuters,

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 99 passengers and crew crashed into a residential area of the city of Karachi on Friday, with many ...

Pakistan plane crash

Taiwan’s success in fighting coronavirus has infuriated China

By CNN,

While many governments struggled to contain the spread of coronavirus, Taiwan appeared to have it largely under control. In January, the self-rule...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Tsai Ing-wen , world health organization

New Chief of Defence Forces takes over as General Mwathethe retires

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Outgoing Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Samson Mwathethe has officially handed over military control to his successor General Robert Kibochi. ...

chief of Defence forces , KDF , Robert Kibochi , Samson Mwathethe

Coronavirus found in men’s semen raising possibility it could be sexually transmitted

By CNN,

The new coronavirus can persist in men's semen even after they have begun to recover, a finding that raises the possibility the virus could be sexuall...

coronavirus , Semen

52 security personnel in forced quarantine after violating curfew rules

By Edwin Obuya,

52 security personnel are among 1,254 people in forced quarantine after violating nationwide curfew regulations, Interior CAS Hussein Dhadho said. ...

coronavirus , curfew , Quarantine

Queen Elizabeth cancels birthday plans and gun salutes for first time in 68 years

By CNN,

For the first time in 68 years, Queen Elizabeth II will not be marking her birthday with the traditional royal gun salute. The Queen canceled the c...

Britain , queen elizabeth ii

Botswana kills five suspected poachers in effort to save Rhinos

By VOA,

Botswana has seen an unprecedented rise in rhinoceros poaching in the last 12 months. The government reports nearly 50 of the animals have been kil...

botswana executes poachers , Botswana poaching

OPINION: Focus on behaviour, messaging and social networks to stem COVID-19

By Citizen Reporter,

By Izel Kipruto As the government moves with speed to contain, mitigate and suppress the spread of the global Covid-19 pandemic, an imperative stru...

coronavirus , COVI-19 , social distancing

Kenya denies report claiming 6 million German army masks were stolen at JKIA

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenyan government has dismissed reports claiming that a shipment of 6 million coronavirus prevention masks meant for the German army mysteriously ...

German masks , jkia

Six million masks ordered by German army ‘disappear’ at JKIA

By Ian Omondi,

At least six million face masks that had been procured by the German army to aid in protection against the coronavirus have reportedly gone missing at...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , jkia

Russian army to send coronavirus help to Italy after Putin phone call

By Reuters,

The Russian military will start sending medical help to Italy from Sunday in order to help it battle the new coronavirus after receiving an order from...

coronavirus , President Vladimir Putin , Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte , Russian military

Albania deploys troops to enforce 40-hour coronavirus curfew

By Reuters,

Albania’s government deployed the army to enforce a strict 40-hour curfew starting on Saturday to fight the coronavirus after people widely flouted ...

Albania

Italy calls in military to enforce coronavirus lockdown as 627 people die in 24 hours

By CNN,

Soldiers were being drafted in to help enforce the lockdown in Italy on Friday as officials announced 627 new deaths, the largest single-day toll anyw...

coronavirus , italy

Italy records 368 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

By Reuters,

Italy on Sunday announced 368 new deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total death toll in the country to 1,809, according to Civil Protection De...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , italy

‘Stop and desist from unwarranted provocations,’ President Kenyatta warns Somalia

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned Somalia to desist from what he terms as "provoking Kenya by violating her territorial integrity." In a statemen...

somalia , Uhuru kenyatta

Hall reveals the catalyst to Wazito’s upturn

By Harold Odoro,

Wazito FC head coach Stewart Hall believes that hard work and determination have been the catalysts to his side's recent resurgence in the Kenya Premi...

Stewart Hall , Wazito FC

Gor survive Stima scare to maintain lead

By Frankline Owira,

Gor Mahia survived a late Western Stima scare at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani on Saturday to record a 3-2 win over the visitors to ma...

GOR MAHIA , Kasarani , Western Stima

US kills terror leader behind Kenya attack

By Tonny Ndungu,

A US airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab leader who had a role in "planning and directing terrorist operations," including a January attack on M...

Ex-KDF officer Peter Mugure denied bail in Syombua murder case

By Martin Munene,

Former KDF officer Peter Mugure will remain in custody throughout his trial after the High Court in Nyeri denied him bail. The main suspect in the ...

mugure , syombua

Ukrainian president: ‘Now I am very popular in the USA’

By CNN,

In a CNN interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday strongly rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Ukraine is corrupt. He...

Ukrainian president